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Cabbage Patch

Cabbage Patch is a climbing area in Utah with 38 routes.

Cabbage PatchPhoto: AndreyZharkikh, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
38 routes
V1 – V12
Bouldering

Is Cabbage Patch open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Cabbage Patch

Best months: April–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    38° / 23°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 27°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    54° / 34°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    61° / 39°

    10 wet

  5. May

    71° / 48°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 57°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    91° / 67°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 66°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 56°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 43°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 32°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    38° / 23°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cottonwood Weir, UT, 3.3 mi away at 4,986 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Cabbage Patch is a bouldering area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Salt Lake Ranger District. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking destinations, with the Alpenbock Loop, Crescent Crack Buttress and The Block all about a tenth of a mile away. The Temple Quarry Interpretive mountain biking trail is about 0.2 miles off. The area's climbing is all bouldering, with 38 routes on record. They range from V1 to V12 on the V scale, and V4 is the median grade. Among them are Cruiser at V1 and Cracker at V4, along with Tiger Snake at V7 and Baggins, Left Exit at V12. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 71°F and October highs around 64°F, while July averages reach 91°F and winter highs hover near 38°F. For an overnight stay, Tanners Flat Campground is about 3.7 miles away, and Lake Lillian offers fishing about 4.4 miles off.

Routes (38)

The Monolith5.11bCronin's Move (AKA The Lollipop Problem)FA: John CroninV-easyCruiserV1Tight Shirts FaceV1Middle EarthFA: Seth RobinsonV10-11BagginsV11Professor MaischFA: Joe MeinersV11Baggins, Left ExitV12Christopher ReeveV2Circus FreakV2Cronin's SlabV2Dean Problem - AreteV2Double DynoFA: Dan???V2Jack's SlabV2A Tiger's BulgeV3Fat Albert GangV3Spread emFA: July 2020V3Ugly CrackV3-A Bit SlopeyV4Blotter is my SpotterV4CrackerV4Fire ExitV4Mono MoveV4ShrimpsV4Snake PliskinV4FungusV4-5Boone's BaneV5SaladV5Tom's ProblemV5Dean ProblemV5-6Worm ChurnsFA: Aden Parker & Jed JirakV6-7Baggins Right, Early ExitFA: Mike BeckV7Tiger SnakeV7Fat Albert FaceV7-8Garden SnakeV7-8Wormhole LeftV8-9Tiger Snake VenomV9Baggins Right, Left ExitFA: Mike Beck?V9-10

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